Il giorno 11-02-2012 3:16, Kris Tilford ha scritto:

> I believe all the PPC Macs used the Plaintalk microphone which isn't
> the same as a normal mic.

Actually I have a PlainTalk mic (from an old Performa 6400), and it doesn't
work with the G5.

> CORRECTION: The G5 does NOT use a Plaintalk mic, it does NOT have a
> mic port at all, it's a "line-in" port that requires an amplified
> sound source. 
Ok, so the port is working, it's the mic that cannot send a powerful enough
signal.
Actually I managed to use an audio mic (for singing), but the signal was
really weak. I thought it was the faulty port, but know I understand it's
the wrong kind of mic.

Why oh why Apple messes up these simple things...?!? :-/
(the mic works in a cheap PC, but not in a G5? C'mon!)

> It's possible to build an adapter to provide
> amplification for a normal mic, but it's normally easier to get a
> cheap USB adapter.
I prefer keep things simple. I'll go with the all-USB webcam.

> <http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2839>
Thank you, valuable information.

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